Our family law team are members of Resolution, an organisation of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way.
Resolution membership is about the approach we take to our work. This means that as members we abide by the Code of Practice, and we will always seek to reduce or manage any conflict and confrontation, support and encourage families to put the best interests of any children first and act with honesty, integrity and objectivity.
Resolution are launching an awareness raising campaign from 28 November to 2 December with 150 of their members holding a Lobby Day in Parliament to highlight the need for no fault divorce and improving rights for cohabiting couples. This is following their manifesto which was launched in February 2015. This set out the changes that Resolution want to see to the justice system to make it fit for modern British families, as follows:
- To provide support through relationship breakdown, putting children first, helping separating / separated parents to work together in the child’s best interests
- To provide fair and lasting outcomes on relationship breakdown
- To protect all those at risk of harm and sufferers of domestic abuse.
Further, the manifesto identifies six key areas where changes are needed to our family justice system:
- Protect vulnerable people going through separation
- Introduce measures to keep divorce out of court
- Introduce a Parenting Charter to help parents understand their responsibilities when they separate
- Allow people to divorce without blame
- Give people more financial clarity on divorce
- Protect couples who live together
We will be watching with interest, and hope these changes will be implemented in the future. If so, they will certainly assist us in our aim to try and reduce or manage any conflict and confrontation and to resolve issues in a positive way.
